Cream or milk can harness for automobiles



I Patented r`Iuly 2.7, 19276.

mmm-cierres,

origine-teller, towel "Application-ala october'17,21925Q` seriallvm. 611555 This invention relates to'devices Aforliold-vv ino cans andi articularl ymilk or.- cream b Y Y Y icans,.-upon therrunnin'g boardpofan auto'-4 'mobilegf f provide .whatjl mayiterm al harness for 'this purpose which :will engage the neck and body .ofltheimilk can and hold 'it rigidly in place upon :the y running: boardl and A'which'. in'-V volves no: rackforcarriageattached. to the running boa'rdiand normally,i in the :way of use otgthefrunningboard. f

A further objectisto provide a Vstructed that the milk canv maybe drawn l downward into.rigid engagement "with the running board so that it will not b e tipped over or shaken loose by j olts or jars. Y

Other objects will appear inthe course Aof vthe following description.` A 1 My invention is illustrated inthe. accom? panying drawing, wherein l l 4Figurel is a side elevation lfoi" a milk can,-

the running board of an automobile being shown in crosssection and showing my milk can harness infelevation;

Figure 2 is an elevation as in 'Figure 1,

the section being taken at right angles to the section in Figure 1; c e

Figure 3 is a top plan view'oit the collar and the upper ends of the. straps extending downward therefrom; i Referring tothis drawing, it'will bey Seen that my device comprises acollar adapted to Y go around the neck of the milk can A,wthis collar being formed in two sections 10 and 11 yengaged with each other by boltsl or Vlike fastening devices v12, the ends of thesections of Athe vcollar overlapping softhat the collar may be adjusted to make itsmaller or larger l to suit variationsrin the sizes of milk cans.r

Attached to each section `ot the collar is the Vupper section 13 of a downwardly 'eX- tending tug, as itinay be termed, or brace.`

is provided `with a plurality of periora-MV tions 141-. n A f Attached to the upper section of theptug. isthe l'owersection 15, which 1s also provid-A edwith plurality of holes which overningl board/for other purposespass around the milk Vcan so asv to prevent lap -z the holes-14` of the upperfsection,'- and boltsor screwsmay'lbe used-to hold these upper and lower sections in engagement with f s eachother and permit the vertical adjustment` The general lobject `of the invention is to e b'ent atits lower end,"as at 16, to accommodate the flange of the Ani'ilk can andthis .an'

guiar end` 16 isv formed with a perforation. LJ-ivotedluponlthe; lower end of each lower Vsection -is the lower extremity of an angular 1 leverl? which ispivotedl atf18` to the lower, device) of;this1 character which isadjustable-to dilerent size milk cans and which .is soT con?" washers 22 and carry the nuts 23.V Thus' these eyes may be heldV securely Vupon the 'running board'and inasmuch as the eyes' `may be relatively small they will not'project up above the surface of the running board to an extent which'will preventthe use of the run- The' levers are held in a" raised position'by means of spring latches 24 which are attached to the lowersections l5 of the tug rods as illustrated. Chains 25 are also deofvthe tugs, V these chains being'adapted to any lateral movement of the lower por` tion of thel milk tugs. f-

VIn theY around the milk can'neckv with the Vtug sections extending downwardat diametricallyv oppositevpoints of the milk can, andthe hooks o-thelinks 19 are engagedwiththe reyes 20, rthe levers being turned into -a-y rhorizontal position-Vat this time, and then when thelevers are turned upwardjso that Se' Y- tachably connected to the lower sections 15. VsinV can with reference'fto the f use" of] device, the collau- 4formed of the sections l0 'and 11Iis clamped the upper ends of the levers are engaged by the latches 24:, the l-milkjcan kharness jwill vbe drawn downward andKVV the `*milk ycan 'will` ibex firmly vvclamped in place 4upon the run-A ningyboard. .'By pushing thelevers down, the milk can harness may'bejreadily disengaged andthe milk can removed. If the reyes 20` are removed from the running' board, vthe apertures through which the ion I bolts of these eyes pass may be readily filled up by flat-headed bolts soas to leave theV running` ,board in proper condition for use.

I clainizl. A harness for holding milk cans upon a runningboard comprising a sectional eollar adapted to beclamp'ed around -the neck of the can, each seefionhav'ing a tug eXtend` they running board and: With which` said Y hoo-ksarel adapted :to engage.

2.'.A milk can 'y harness for holding. milk j cansxupon the runningzboards of automobiles Comprising a sectional collar adapted co be engagedr around: the neel;` of a milk can, :downwardly extending tugs -ataclied at x their` upperv ends to. lchecollar and formed infiseetions longitudinally adjustable upon each/other, levers, one for eaeh lower seefV tion ozfthetug, each lever being angular at its lower Vend and being pivoted at its extremity to the tug, a hooked-'link engaged with the heel of each lever, andV eyesadaptedto be engaged with the running board and with which said hooked links are adapted to engage.

3. The combinati-on4 with an automobile having a running board, of eyes attached 'to the runnin-g yboard at oppositely disposed points, means for holding a milk can upon sai-d .running -beard `comprising a collar jussably engaging, Jshe neck of the milk` can.

and hav-ing opposed, downwardly extendingil I tug's adjustable as to length, a lever. fata:

taohed` to' the lower end :of leach tug,j.a Yhookshaped link attach-ed vto the lever-.and adapztei ed to engage said eyes, .an :upward -move.- into approximately parallel :position to the ytugr 'causing :a idoN-nf;

ment of vthe lever Ward movement oai the -tug when the linksy are 'engaged with saideyes, andmeaus detaehably holding the lever ianappjrexie;

mately vertical position. 1

In testimony whereof I hereunto si gnature.

WALTER 

